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US 2017/0363394 A1Published application
Reinforced metal alloy for enhanced armor protection
AssigneeNutech Metals and Alloys, LLC
InventorJames C. BOURQUE
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Abstract
An armor plate is provided having a lamination of an embedded reinforcement basalt fiber mesh within a laminated cast metal alloy; and at least two layers of an aramid fiber. A process to make the armor plate can include suspending a basalt weave within a mold; heating aluminum 6061 or 7075 alloy to a molten state; pouring the molten aluminum into the mold; cooling the resultant matrixed aluminum to ambient temperature; and laminating at least two layers of ballistic fiber to the matrixed aluminum.
Claims14
An armor plate, comprising a lamination of:
- an embedded basalt fiber mesh within a laminated cast metal alloy;
- and
- at least two layers of an aramid fiber.
A method of making an armor plate comprising the steps of:
- suspending a basalt weave within a mold;
- heating aluminum 6061or 7075 alloy to a molten state;
- pouring the molten aluminum into the mold;
- cooling the resultant matrixed aluminum to ambient temperature;
- and
- laminating at least two layers of ballistic fiber to the matrixed aluminum.
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